Lightining

Picture from wUnderground. And, this other one from back on 19 July:

Remnants of Irene

It is not at all diifficult to find Irene's effects in our corner of Ulster County. Creek-side litteris not only about last on the list of what needs cleaning up; usually it is simply left alone. Until the next flood.

Evidence of a mortar-free stone wall, from long ago, stands astride the new stream bed carved out by Irene's waters. Here we walked, between the Old Plank Road and the Esopus. Is that tree from nearby, or from afar?

 Part of a port-a-potty, the roof, it'd seem.

 A bread basket, the sort of a delivery is made on, one a a handful we saw as we walked.

 Another basket.

 Tree litter, as if they were matchsticks.

 Where did that piece of black lumber come from?

A backpack, perhaps a pillow?

October snow

Intense October Storm Moves Into Northeast trumpets wUnderground.

wunderground Weather Underground: Record report: 1.3 inches of snow in NYC. "an inch of snowfall has never been recorded in the month of October" wxug.us/gf0d

Winter brings colors to weather maps, and it ain't even winter (on the calendar, though sure as anything it looks wintry outside).

At 1pm, it was a coating of slush. I was headed back inside after lunch.

By 3 pm it looked whiter. That's the parking lot of the Peninsula Public Library.





Nice selection of pictures in dailybeast.com

Italia nevada

Found this picture in El Universal.com.mx of snow in Venice